Editorial roundup: On loans, schooling and obesity

8:39 PM,
Jun. 23, 2013

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Abbreviated Gannett newspaper editorials

Student loan deal must get done

Federal officials have many ways to fix the crushing debt of student loans but, at this point, they have to act soon to avoid seeing the problem get much worse.

It's completely outlandish and unacceptable Congress has hit such an impasse. Students and their families shouldn't be saddled with so much debt just so young adults have a fighting chance to get a higher-education degree, to pursue careers in science, math and health and many other technical professions the country desperately needs. ...